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Darby 5th [Month] 16th
My dear Mart
I wrote to thee last 6th
day which thee will receive as an extra
one knowing thee would be glad to hear
from [Yearly Meeting] as soon as thee could, we closed
this afternoon having had an excellent
good one. Rachel Townsend thought about
the best one she ever sat, I told thee about
the young man coming in and what an
impression it made on the [Meeting] the tears
came to my eyes, as soon as he entered and
my deep sympathy was felt for him.
I was very tired when I got home felt more
like going to bed this morning than to [Meeting]
but went and had a precious one Mary
Levis was there and had a great deal to say
Willie Bonsall spoke first very well, said
it was but a short time since that he was but
a little child amongst us, then there was
another voice heard bow'd in prayer, one who
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cousin Catharine and
Phebe coming here
last week when we
were all in town and
so disappointed - they
are coming again
this week - what a
lovely woman Phebe
Harte is - E.H.'s companion
does thee
know her? We have
had several May
showers to day
now the sun is
shining beautifully-
how is Mary does
she keep up her
strength. I hope you
both well my
love to her and
thy own dear self
as ever lovingly
Mother -
knows before the supplicant knee is bow'd
in the assemblies of the people the heart
must go down into the valley of humiliation
and ask for strength to perform the
solemn act. I was sorry Lide was not
there but she too was very tired, thee
knows it always takes me several days
to get over [Yearly Meeting] Yes how nice it would have
been for thee to have been with us, and thee
looks forward to next year, but I fear Mart
it would be more than thy feeble strength
could bear, to leave school, travel up here,
attend [Yearly Meeting] and then return to thy duties
there, but it may be so that thee can
leave that much earlier, and not return
but we know not what a year may bring
forth - Lizzie got along very well
Mary C. or her daughter came and staid
with her at night, I got her a very pretty
hat and a bunch of flowers for is, she will
be 18 next 5th day and I am glad she
is going to stay longer - I did not say a
word to Ellen about her visit to Charleston
but her Mother came in my room 6th
day morning to read thy letter as she was
not in the parlor when I read it, and I
ask'd her how Cornelia could treat thee
so shamefully, one who had never injured
her a christian forgiving [?]
I told her thee thought it strange one
apparently so near death could behave
as she did, no she said to be sure thee had
not injured her, and she did not approve
of her conduct, but Cornelia was an unforgiving
disposition and never would
yield tho she said she had had a great deal
to bear, tried to shield her as much as she could
which was natural - I should not think
[?] had felt very comfortable about it
since but dont know, only am glad thee is
not of her disposition - I only attended two
of the evening's [meetings] Swarthmore & Freedmens
both interesting at the first William Dorsey
said now friend, we want this to be a social [meeting]
talk friends, but because you talk money for
Swarthmore! Samuel Willett told them of the
[Meeting] of the Managers that he would guarantee
25,000 [dollars] from New York if [Philadelphia] & Baltimore
would raise the other 25,000 and they would finish
the building to open next fall so they called
for names, Mahlon K Taylor guaranteed 1000 [dollars]
I think there was about 6000 [dollars] raised there as
at a previous [Meeting], I saw an old farmer
looking man walk up in the gallery to the
clerk's table and lay down some "notes" when
the clerk read out 25 [dollars] from George Horn
I was utterly surprized told him after I was
glad he set such a good example, well he said
if every one would give 25 [dollars] he though they would
get it done - Will send thee the "extract" when
they come out which thee will find interesting.
Lucretia laid a concern before the [Meeting] that she had
long thought the [Representative Committee] should be comprised
of Men & [Underlined: Women] Friends, it was much united with
and a Minute directed to be placed in the Extracts
to bring it before the Society, and come up next year
in order - have not been down to cousin Marys
for 3 weeks must go soon. Kate Levis Mother
still living - I suppose Lide will write
and tell thee more of the news and about
[Envelope]
Miss Martha Schofield
Aiken
South Carolina
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Mary Child was Martha Schofield's mother. She discusses Yearly Meeting and her recent visitors. She describes discussing Schofield's recent issues with Cornelia Hancock with one of her visitors. She also discusses Swarthmore College and the fundraising they have been doing for the school.
Child, Mary H. (Mary Hough), 1803-1874
1869-05-16
5 pages
reformatted digital
Martha Schofield Papers, SFHL-RG5-134
Martha Schofield Papers, SFHL-RG5-134 --http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/5134scho
A00182723
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Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Mary Child was Martha Schofield's mother. She discusses Yearly Meeting and her recent visitors. She describes discussing Schofield's recent issues with Cornelia Hancock with one of her visitors. She also discusses Swarthmore College and the fundraising they have been doing for the school.
Child, Mary H. (Mary Hough), 1803-1874
1869-05-16
5 pages
reformatted digital
Martha Schofield Papers, SFHL-RG5-134
Martha Schofield Papers, SFHL-RG5-134 --http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/5134scho
A00182723